The Energy Conservation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3 and Adaptations) Order 1997

Made: 13th January 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(2) and (3) of the Energy Conservation Act 1996[^f00001] and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order—

Citation and application

1

This Order may be cited as the Energy Conservation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3 and Adaptations) Order 1997 and applies to England and Wales.

Commencement

2

The Energy Conservation Act 1996 as respects energy conservation authorities whose areas are in England or Wales shall come into force—

• (a) on 14th January 1997 for the purposes of sections 3(1) and 4(1) and (2) of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995[^f00002] (power of Secretary of State to give directions and guidance); and

• (b) on 1st April 1997 for all other purposes.

Adaptation

3

• (1) The Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 is adapted in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

• (2) In section 2 (energy conservation reports),—

• (a) at the beginning of subsection (1) insert “Subject to subsection (7),”; and

• (b) at the end of the section add—

(7) An energy conservation authority may prepare a report on houses in multiple occupation or house-boats which is separate from the report on other residential accommodation..

• (3) In section 3 (functions of the Secretary of State in relation to reports), after “different areas” insert “; and may set different dates for reports on houses in multiple occupation or house-boats or reports on other residential accommodation.”

Signed

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Robert Jones — Minister of State, — Department of the Environment — 13th January 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force, for energy conservation authorities whose areas are in England or Wales, the Energy Conservation Act 1996 as follows—

• on 14th January 1997 for the purposes of sections 3(1) and 4(1)-(2) of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (power of the Secretary of State to give directions and guidance), and

• on 1st April 1997 for all other purposes.

Article 3 of the Order amends the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 for England and Wales to enable an energy conservation authority to prepare a separate report on houses in multiple occupation and house-boats.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1996 c. 38.

[^f00002]: 1995 c. 10.